Thread: Who do candidates "OWE?"

2008 PRESIDENTIAL RACE

INDUSTRY DONATIONS

Oil & Gas Industry

Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $545,058
Mitt Romney (R) $309,933
Hillary Clinton (D) $220,550
John McCain (R) $189,935
Bill Richardson (D) $126,600
Fred Thompson (R) $112,650
Barack Obama (D) $106,112
Ron Paul (R) $34,102
John Edwards (D) $27,850
Mike Huckabee (R) $18,450
Duncan Hunter (R) $1,800
Dennis J. Kucinich (D) $700

Lawyers/Law Firms

Hillary Clinton (D) $9,596,748
John Edwards (D) $8,161,150
Barack Obama (D) $7,940,424
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $3,203,396
John McCain (R) $2,214,820
Mitt Romney (R) $2,143,975
Bill Richardson (D) $1,546,715
Fred Thompson (R) $709,364
Ron Paul (R) $82,609
Mike Huckabee (R) $68,506
Duncan Hunter (R) $26,300
Dennis J. Kucinich (D) $19,051

Tobacco Industry

Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $77,400
Christopher J. Dodd (D) $45,900
Hillary Clinton (D) $36,600
Mitt Romney (R) $32,400
Barack Obama (D) $8,885
John McCain (R) $5,600
Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) $4,000
Fred Thompson (R) $1,250
Bill Richardson (D) $1,000

Pharmaceuticals/Health Products

Hillary Clinton (D) $269,436
Barack Obama (D) $261,784
Mitt Romney (R) $260,535
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $138,850
John McCain (R) $69,300
Bill Richardson (D) $28,950
Fred Thompson (R) $26,900
Ron Paul (R) $20,568
John Edwards (D) $15,000
Dennis J. Kucinich (D) $5,100
Duncan Hunter (R) $4,050
Mike Huckabee (R) $500

TV/Movies/Music

Barack Obama (D) $2,203,317
Hillary Clinton (D) $2,142,921
John Edwards (D) $458,990
John McCain (R) $386,325
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $376,826
Bill Richardson (D) $270,200
Mitt Romney (R) $181,175
Fred Thompson (R) $77,800
Ron Paul (R) $44,045
Dennis J. Kucinich (D) $42,125
Mike Huckabee (R) $13,450
Duncan Hunter (R) $8,800

Hedge Funds

Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $1,157,900
Hillary Clinton (D) $980,700
Barack Obama (D) $976,574
Mitt Romney (R) $947,500
John McCain (R) $331,850
John Edwards (D) $252,550
Bill Richardson (D) $129,400
Fred Thompson (R) $34,200
Ron Paul (R) $6,300
Duncan Hunter (R) $1,000

Education

Barack Obama (D) $2,112,520
Hillary Clinton (D) $1,640,224
Mitt Romney (R) $563,795
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $461,925
John Edwards (D) $351,261
Bill Richardson (D) $323,261
John McCain (R) $228,250
Ron Paul (R) $81,483
Fred Thompson (R) $67,233
Dennis J. Kucinich (D) $37,191
Mike Huckabee (R) $25,000
Duncan Hunter (R) $9,550

Real Estate

Hillary Clinton (D) $3,939,008
Mitt Romney (R) $3,271,481
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $2,921,988
Barack Obama (D) $2,292,188
John McCain (R) $1,666,880
Bill Richardson (D) $801,460
John Edwards (D) $638,755
Fred Thompson (R) $493,600
Ron Paul (R) $122,756
Mike Huckabee (R) $90,607
Duncan Hunter (R) $23,250
Dennis J. Kucinich (D) $13,950

Insurance

Christopher J. Dodd (D) $713,012
Mitt Romney (R) $629,167
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $530,615
Hillary Clinton (D) $525,938
Barack Obama (D) $390,513
John McCain (R) $246,524
Bill Richardson (D) $179,508
John Edwards (D) $129,600
Fred Thompson (R) $80,700
Ron Paul (R) $34,821
Mike Huckabee (R) $23,550
Duncan Hunter (R) $6,350
Dennis J. Kucinich (D) $1,250

Lobbyists

Hillary Clinton (D) $567,950
John McCain (R) $340,365
Mitt Romney (R) $229,475
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $212,100
Bill Richardson (D) $134,950
Fred Thompson (R) $90,000
Barack Obama (D) $76,859
Duncan Hunter (R) $30,900
John Edwards (D) $18,900
Mike Huckabee (R) $6,964

Commercial Banks

Hillary Clinton (D) $935,658
Barack Obama (D) $865,856
Mitt Romney (R) $600,091
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $598,501
John McCain (R) $583,700
Bill Richardson (D) $164,114
John Edwards (D) $153,650
Fred Thompson (R) $94,625
Ron Paul (R) $28,541
Mike Huckabee (R) $26,500
Duncan Hunter (R) $6,900
Dennis J. Kucinich (D) $1,000

Telephone Utilities

John McCain (R) $176,800
Hillary Clinton (D) $106,300
Barack Obama (D) $84,936
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $38,150
Mitt Romney (R) $25,200
Fred Thompson (R) $21,950
John Edwards (D) $18,761
Bill Richardson (D) $14,450
Ron Paul (R) $10,452
Mike Huckabee (R) $1,000

Computers/Internet

Barack Obama (D) $940,459
Hillary Clinton (D) $883,125
Mitt Romney (R) $555,502
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $310,795
John McCain (R) $252,675
Ron Paul (R) $214,394
John Edwards (D) $182,585
Fred Thompson (R) $105,161
Bill Richardson (D) $81,807
Duncan Hunter (R) $20,550
Mike Huckabee (R) $16,700
Dennis J. Kucinich (D) $11,000

Health Professionals

Hillary Clinton (D) $1,695,830
Barack Obama (D) $1,330,743
Mitt Romney (R) $1,041,267
Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) $1,026,452
John McCain (R) $568,880
John Edwards (D) $419,326
Bill Richardson (D) $370,443
Ron Paul (R) $179,550
Fred Thompson (R) $174,675
Mike Huckabee (R) $70,750
Dennis J. Kucinich (D) $20,050
Duncan Hunter (R) $8,550

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/select.asp?Ind=H01

To see which candidates raised the most money on a state-by-state-basis, (check YOUR STATE) see the map @

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/topre ... cycle=2008

APPARENTLY, DONATIONS MEAN NOTHING!!!! We all know the results of the IOWA CAUCASES, but check out the donations from that state.

Mitt Romney $143,825

Hillary Clinton $123,038

Barack Obama $98,664

John Edwards $84,175

Rudolph W. Giuliani $63,850

John McCain $43,873

Ron Paul $39,796

Bill Richardson $35,910

Mike Huckabee $19,327

Fred Thompson $11,550

Dennis J. Kucinich $8,694

Duncan Hunter $2,100

Amazing... good post... forwarding to friends and family

Louisiana representative considers leaving Congress
1:00 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Richard Baker is considering leaving his congressional seat to lead the main lobbying group for the hedge fund industry, the Republican said Friday.

Baker, who was elected to serve Baton Rouge in 1986, said he will soon decide whether to become the next president and CEO of the Managed Funds Association.

"I don't see these discussions taking weeks or months. I see it more as a matter of days," Baker said Friday.

An after-hours message left at the association's Washington, D.C., headquarters was not immediately returned Friday night.

If he takes the job, Baker said, he would leave Congress to avoid a conflict of interest between the wide-ranging hedge fund industry and his position on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee.

The governor would have to set a special election to fill Baker's seat if he resigns. Baker said he will run for re-election in the fall if he doesn't take the job.

http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/article ... 1b8c58.txt


Politics has been said to be the second oldest profession. I believe it bears a close resemblance to the first.

Hmmm.......with the exception of Kucinich, looks like Hunter is less beholden than anyone. In some ways that's a good thing, however, where it counts the most it isn't. We all know it takes a lot of cash to campaign for President.

Donors who give this type of money expect something in return. If you want to know what's wrong with our political system then you do not have to look any further than this list of expectors, sorry I mean political donors.

"If he takes the job, Baker said, he would leave Congress to avoid a conflict of interest between the wide-ranging hedge fund industry and his position on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee."

If he is in contact with these people ethic's have already been breached.. But as they have shown many times in the past the only ones that need to have ethic's are the little guy ..

Interesting post CitizenJustice. I'm passing this link on to friends and family.